Connor Barth News

The Buccaneers may have found a new kicker in Connor Barth during Sunday's disappointing, last-minute 25-23 loss at Miami, but don't tell him that.

Connor Barth kicked himself into the NFL and Bucs record books Sunday. As a result, the likelihood of Barth getting the boot from the Bucs anytime soon has been greatly diminished.

Garrard, a former East Carolina star, passed for 264 yards and a touchdown in the Jaguars' 24-21 victory over the Chiefs.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have changed kickers for a second time in 2009. In is Connor Barth, a second-year pro who turned in a strong 10 games with the Kansas City Chiefs in 2008.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have signed kicker Connor Barth and released kicker Shane Andrus.

The way we hear it, the Texans can't believe ex-Chiefs SS Bernard Pollard was available to be signed in September.

Ryan Succop said that, before each game, he and punter Dustin Colquitt get together and pray for peace.

Chiefs quarterback Matt Cassel left the field last night favoring his left leg after being sacked on the third play of Kansas City's exhibition game against visiting Seattle.

The Chiefs emphasis on improving their special teams took a few steps backward on Saturday night.

That's what Mike Berardino from the Ft. Lauderdale Sun Sentinel says in his Dolphins blog .

Nobody ever "feels" the kickers during practice, in large part because they rarely step on the same field as the "real" players.But every week a handful of games come down to whose kicker is better, so it's a highly important spot, whether we want to admit it or not.

Published: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 at 8:40 p.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 at 8:40 p.m. When choosing a kicker, Connor Barth stands above the rest on the StarNews All-Time Football Team.

A year after Dan Carpenter came in and beat out incumbent kicker Jay Feely, Carpenter suddenly faces competition for his job.

Ryan Succop has the leg and he probably has the Kansas City Chiefs' kicking job.

Ryan Succop has the leg and he probably has the Kansas City Chiefs' kicking job.

Submitted by John Rendleman on 10 August 2009 - 11:08pm. Story body Article Courtesy MiamiDolphins.com Kicker Dan Carpenter finds himself in an impromptu battle for his job with free agent kicker Connor Barth, who was released by the Kansas City Chiefs on July 28 and signed by Miami today.

Fullback Matt Quillen became the third player to quit the Miami Dolphins' training camp, and coach Tony Sparano conceded he could be the reason for the defections.

The Miami Dolphins have opted to apply some pressure to second-year kicker Dan Carpenter by adding some training camp competition.

Former South Carolina kicker Ryan Succop, one of the best in school history, thought his first training camp with the Kansas City Chiefs would involve a spirited battle with incumbent Connor Barth for the club's place-kicking job.

Not every player completed his conditioning test today in the assigned time, but coach Todd Haley said he was satisfied that, as a whole, the Chiefs arrived at training camp in good physical condition.